{"product_id":"is-nothing-sacred","title":"Is Nothing Sacred?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe call many things sacred, from cows, churches and paintings to flags and burial grounds. Is it still meaningful to talk of things being sacred, or is the idea merely a relic of a bygone religious age? Does everything - and every life - have its price?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Nothing Sacred? is a stimulating and wide-ranging debate about some of the major moral dilemmas facing us today, such as the value of human life, art, the environment, and personal freedom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Packed with clearly presented controversial issues, we are asked to decide whether we should revere life when someone chooses to die, preserve the giant California redwoods, cherish Vermeer's originals for their own sake, or curtail personal freedom for the greater good. Ronald Dworkin argues that the concept of the scared is essential to any human ethics, and Simon Blackburn explains why he thinks 'a humanist should not feel guilty at the emotions of awe and reverence that can be inspired by great religious works of art. Throughout, the idea of the sacred in a secular age is hotly debated amongst the authors and put to the test: should it be abandoned altogether, or does it still have something to teach us?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Is Nothing Sacred? brings together outstanding philosophers and thinkers, including Suzanne Uniacke, Michael Clark, Alan Holland, Simon Blackburn, Richard Dawkins, Richard Norman, Alan Howarth, Nigel Warburton, Matthew Kieran and John Harris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780415304849\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Psychology Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47911354925233,"sku":"SB-0415304849-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0415304849.jpg?v=1789183059","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/is-nothing-sacred","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}